Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by title, from Z to A

Top down games were very popular in the 80s and the 90s, when graphic cards were not capable of supporting 3D, and even when 3D started to become popular, 2D games continued to be easier to develop, at least in the infancy of 3D gaming. 2D game offered the player a viewpoint that helped keeping things easily under control (think about top down party-based RPGs or hex-based strategy games).
lawnmover-1

Lawn Mower

DOS19873.8/5
last-duel-03

Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012

DOS19893.5/5 Capcom
laser-squad-07

Laser Squad

DOS19923.9/5 Target Games Limited
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
la-grande-armee-03

La Grande Armee

DOS19913.9/5 SDJ Enterprises
la-colmena-01

La Colmena

DOS1992NSFW3.8/5 Opera Soft
lempereur-02

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
kurtan-1

Kurtan

DOS19903.4/5 TbiliSoft
knightsxentar-1

Knights of Xentar

DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 MegaTech Software
knights-of-the-desert-03

Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
knights-legend-01

Knights of Legend

DOS19894.1/5 Origin Systems
knightmare-2

Knightmare

DOS19863.6/5 Konami
knight-exchange-03

Knight Exchange

DOS19883.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
kingdoms-of-germany-04

Kingdoms of Germany

DOS19943.5/5 Realism Entertainment
kingdom-of-kroz-2-1

Kingdom of Kroz 2

DOS19903.2/5 Apogee Software
kingdomkroz-1

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
kings-table-01

King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Imagitec Design
kingsbounty-1

King's Bounty

DOSMac19903.9/5 New World Computing
king-arthur-kort-02

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

DOS19943.3/5 MVP Software
kickoff2-8

Kick off 2

DOS19904.1/5 Anco Software
khalaan-04

Khalaan

DOS19903.6/5 Chip
keysmaramon-2

Keys to Maramon

DOS19903.9/5 Mindcraft Software
kasparovgambit-3

Kasparov's Gambit

DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
kaiser-03

Kaiser

DOS19924/5
jurassic-park-04

Jurassic Park

DOS19934.2/5 Ocean Software
joyous-rebel-01

Joyous Rebel

DOS1996freeware4.1/5
joensfastlane-1

Jones in the Fast Lane

DOS19914/5 Sierra On-Line
Jones in the Fast Lane is the kind of game that you don't see often these days. It's a mix between a digital board game and a modern day life simulation. The goal of the game is to live the life of Jones, making choices about school, work, your home, etc. Graphics is a mix of cartonish and digitized characters, very reminishent of some of the best ...
johnmaddenfoot-3

John Madden Football

DOS19894/5 Electronic Arts
John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for Apple II and Commodore 64 and later released for DOS (in 1989). The Madden series became extremely popular and the sequels...
joan-of-arc-03

Joan of Arc

DOS19894/5 Chip
jackal-03

Jackal

DOS19894.1/5 Konami